Proposal for an International Workshop on the Uncertainties in Nonlinear Soil Properties and their Impact on Modeling Dynamic Soil Response

这一行动是为了支持一个国际研讨会，讨论与非线性土壤属性相关的不确定性和偏差，以及不确定性和偏差对土壤动态响应建模的影响。研讨会将于2004年春季或之前在加利福尼亚州里士满的太平洋地震工程研究(PEER)中心举行。(peer.berkeley.edu)：这个研讨会的动机是非线性土壤特性测量中当前的不确定性和偏差，以及这些问题对地震研究期间动态土壤响应建模的潜在影响。讲习班参与者得出的结论将被用来确定是否有必要减少目前与非线性土壤性质试验有关的不确定性和偏差水平，如果有需要，将确定最能实现这一减少的试验或模型类型。约40名岩土工程师将参加研讨会，其中包括来自学术界、公共机构和私人执业的代表。研讨会的通知将通过电子邮件列表和研讨会网站进行。研讨会结束后，研讨会网站将包含研讨会的报告和讨论摘要。该网站将由同行生命线计划维护5年，以便每季度发布研讨会的最新情况。

This action is to support an international workshop to discuss the uncertainties and biases associated with nonlinear soil properties and the effects of uncertainty and bias on modeling dynamic soil response. The workshop will be held during or before the Spring of 2004 at the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) center in Richmond, CA. (peer.berkeley.edu).The motivation for this workshop is the current uncertainties and biases in nonlinear soil-property measurements, and the potential impact of these issues on modeling dynamic soil response during seismic studies. Conclusions reached by workshop participants will be used to identify whether a need exists for reducing current levels of uncertainty and bias associated with nonlinear soil-property testing, and if the need exists, the types of testing or modeling that will best achieve this reduction. Approximately 40 geotechnical engineers will participate in the workshop, encompassing representatives from academia, public agencies and private practice. Notification of the workshop will be via email lists and a workshop website. After the workshop, the workshop website will contain the presentations and discussion summaries from the workshop. The website will be maintained by the PEER Lifeline program for a 5-year period to allow quarterly posting of updates to the workshop.